Normand J. Bernier Sr. 81, formerly of Halsey Rd, Woonsocket, died Monday at the Pine Grove Nursing Home in Pascoag. He was the husband of Theresa (Belhumeur) Bernier. He was born in Woonsocket, a son of the late Arthur and Exilia (Moreau) Bernier.
Mr. Bernier was a WWII Army veteran, and was the owner /operator of Bernier’s Auto Body and Bernier’s Auto and Trailer Sales in Woonsocket for over forty years before retiring in 2001. He was also a member of the former Woonsocket Jaycees.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a son Normand Bernier Jr. and his wife Theresa of North Smithfield, and two grandsons Brian and Brendan Bernier.
Mr. Bernier was also the brother of the late Gerard Bernier.
His funeral will be held Friday at 9:00 am from the Fournier & Fournier Funeral Home, 99 Cumberland St. with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00am in All Saints Church, Rathbun St., Woonsocket. Interment will follow in St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery, Bellingham.